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content/operate/kubernetes/release-notes/7-8-6-releases/7-8-6-1-march2025.md

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 - docs
 - operate
 - kubernetes
-description: Feature release including support for Redis Software x.y.z, enhancements, and bug fixes.
+description: Feature release including enhancements, bug fixes, platform updates, and support for Redis Software 7.8.6-13
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 linkTitle: 7.8.6-1 (March 2025)
 title: Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 (March 2025) release notes
@@ -13,15 +13,15 @@ weight: 1
 
 ## New in the release
 
-Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 is a feature release including enhancements, bug fixes, platform updates, and support for Redis Software 7.8.6-13.
+Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 is a feature release that includes enhancements, bug fixes, platform updates, and support for Redis Software 7.8.6-13.
 
 ### Enhancements
 
 - Added support for Redis Software 7.8.6-13.
 - Updated supported Kubernetes distributions
-- DatabaseServicePortPolicy allows you to use the default Redis port for database services.
-- Additional license fields added to REC status.
-- Added validation to prevent illegal changes to podDisruptionBudget.
+- DatabaseServicePortPolicy allows use of the default Redis port (6379) for database services.
+- Added additional license fields to the REC status.
+- Added validation to prevent unsupported changes to podDisruptionBudget.
 
 ### Resolved issues
 
@@ -30,9 +30,9 @@ Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 is a feature release including enhanceme
 - Fixed upgrade failure due to update of the nodeSelector during the upgrade (RED-138445).
 - Fixed issues with Vault plugin connections to Redis Enterprise (RED-139352 RED-144637).
 - Fixed operator crash when a namespace is labeled with a specific label (RED-140344).
-- Fixed failure of services rigger when database is set with the 10250 port (RED-142673).
+- Fixed failure in Services Rigger when a database uses port 10250 (RED-142673).
 - Reduced CPU priority of the health_check.py script to ensure availability (RED-144360).
-- Fixed broken use case of Active-Active port customization (RED-149374).
+- Fixed broken use case for customizing the Active-Active port. (RED-149374).
 - Fixed API reference for REDB properties (RED-151195).
 - Fixed operator CVE-2024-24786 (RED-151873).
 - Fixed wrong image tag for OpenShift example YAML (RED-152022).
@@ -41,18 +41,18 @@ Redis Enterprise for Kubernetes 7.8.6-1 is a feature release including enhanceme
 
 | **CRD** | **Field** | **Change** | **Description** |
 |---|---|---|---|
-| REAADB | `spec.externalReplicationPort` | ADD | The desired replication endpoint's port number for users who utilize LoadBalancers for sync between AA replicas and need to provide the specific port number that the LoadBalancer listens to. |
+| REAADB | `spec.externalReplicationPort` | ADD | Specifies the replication endpoint port number for users who use LoadBalancers to synchronize Active-Active replicas and must provide the port that the LoadBalancer listens on. |
 | REC | `status.shardsUsage` | ADD | Total number of shards (both RAM and flash) currently in use under this license. |
 | REC | `status.flashShards` | ADD | Number of flash shards currently in use under this license. |
 | REC | `status.flashShardsLimit` | ADD | Number of flash shards allowed under this license. |
 | REC | `status.ramShards` | ADD | Number of RAM shards currently in use under this license. |
 | REC | `status.ramShardsLimit` | ADD | Number of RAM shards allowed under this license. |
 | REC | `spec.podSecurityPolicyName` | REMOVE | Not supported anymore by supported Kubernetes versions. |
-| REC | `spec.databaseServicePortPolicy` | ADD | Instructs how to determine the service ports for REDB services. Defaults to DatabasePortForward, if not specified otherwise. DatabasePortForward - The service port will be the same as the database port. RedisDefaultPort - The service port will be the default Redis port (6379).
+| REC | `spec.databaseServicePortPolicy` | ADD | Specifies how to determine service ports for REDB services. Defaults to DatabasePortForward if not set. DatabasePortForward - The service port will be the same as the database port. RedisDefaultPort - The service port will be the default Redis port (6379).
 
 ## Breaking changes
 
-Customers who use load balancers for Active-Active replication endpoints and rely on the change introduced in RED-113626 (or the workaround described in the ticket) must specify the port in the new `spec.externalReplicationPort` field in REAADB after upgrading, or replication will fail (RED-149374).
+Customers who use load balancers for Active-Active replication endpoints and rely on the change introduced in RED-113626 (or the workaround described in the ticket) must set the spec.externalReplicationPort field in REAADB after upgrading. Otherwise, replication will fail (RED-149374).
 
 ## Supported distributions